New Jersey Pregnancy Discrimination Attorney

Assisting Clients in Disability Discrimination Cases Throughout New Jersey and New York

 In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created to eliminate barriers to employment for people with disabilities. American businesses are still trying to reach that goal, but some are not trying hard enough.

The disability discrimination lawyers at Zatuchni & Associates provide legal services to workers who have suffered discrimination, even injury, because an employer refused to make adequate accommodations in the workplace. Contact us to learn more about how we can help. Our lawyers serve clients in New Jersey and New York seeking financial recovery and justice through the legal system.

What Is a Disability?

The ADA requires employers to make accommodations for a wide range of disabilities including mental and, in some cases, emotional disabilities, serious illnesses like cancer, short-term physical disabilities like those covered by workers’ compensation, and pregnancy.

Failure To Make Reasonable Accommodations

Employers are required to make reasonable accommodations, but “reasonable” is open to interpretation. If you believe your employer did not make a reasonable effort to accommodate your disability after you requested an accommodation, talk to a disability discrimination attorney at our firm to get a professional opinion about how the courts have ruled in cases similar to yours.

Disability discrimination lawsuits have covered requests for accommodation for:

• Shorter work week or different work hours
• Time off to go to medical appointments
• Adaptive equipment to make job duties possible or to prevent aggravating existing injuries
• Adaptation of job duties or procedures

Pregnancy and Serious Illness Discrimination

Pregnant women are protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and state laws such as the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Additionally, pregnant women and persons with serious illness are also covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). You have a right to return for a certain time to your employer, although not always to the same job. If you’ve come back from leave only to find yourself unemployed, you may be eligible for back pay, front pay, and damages. Contact us and talk with a disability discrimination attorney at our firm to understand your rights under the law.

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